Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Dave Owens reported that Griffin was out of surgery and resting. He was told surgery went well.

Dr. James R. Andrews issued a statement about Griffin's surgery:

"Robert Griffin III had successful knee surgery early this morning. He had a direct repair of his LCL and a re-do of his previous ACL reconstruction. We expect a full recovery and it is everybody's hope and belief that due to Robert's high motivation, he will be ready for the 2013 season.

The goal of his treatment is to give him the best opportunity for a long professional career."

Griffin re-injured his knee last Sunday in a playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan believes the injury was suffered on the quarterback's second to last play before exiting the game. Griffin was seen multiple times during the game limping on the field, and in obvious pain.

Robert Griffin III's knee problems began in a Week 14 win over the Baltimore Ravens. With the Redskins trailing by 8, and the quarterback trying to lead the team on a game-tying drive, Griffin was hit in the knee by Ravens defensive end Haloti Ngata. The quarterback was forced to leave the field for one play, but then returned. Griffin was able to complete two more passes before falling to the ground, and leaving the game for good.

The Redskins rookie quarterback would miss the following week's game against Cleveland, but would return to finish out the regular season against Philadelphia and Dallas.

In the last two regular season games, Griffin was not as effective as in games past. He completed 25 of 42 pass attempts for 298 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. In the Dallas game, Griffin was just 9 of 18 for 100 yards.

In the playoff game, against Seattle, the Redskins quarterback led the team on two early scoring drives. But just before the second touchdown, Griffin appeared to tweak his right knee. After that scoring drive, the rookie quarterback was just 4 of 10 passing, for 16 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception until he left the game.

With Griffin's projected recovery time, the quarterback would return somewhere between July and September. Under this time line, the quarterback is not expected to miss any of the regular season barring any setbacks.

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